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Ethan Knight

Ethan Knight

MRes, BSc

Probationer Research Student (DPhil in Primary Health Care)

Ethan Knight is a DPhil student at Hertford College, working in the Oxford Tobacco Addiction Group (OxTAG) based within the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine (CEBM). His research explores the impact of mood on early relapse in smoking and vaping quit attempts, particularly comparing the general population with individuals who have a history of mood disorder. He is supervised by Dr Nicola Lindson and Dr Angela Wu.

Before starting his DPhil, Ethan worked as a Research Assistant in the Oxford Tobacco Addiction Group (OxTAG), contributing to the TRIDENT project, which aimed to develop a complex intervention to reduce smoking in people with serious mental illness. He also worked within the Sustainable Health Food Group in the Health Behaviours Team, where he investigated the impact of calorie labels on alcohol consumption. In addition, he served as a representative for research assistants within the department’s Early and Mid-Career Researcher (EMCR) group.

Ethan completed a BSc in Psychology and an MRes in Neuroscience at Newcastle University, where he also worked as a research assistant on acute alcohol intoxication trials. His broader research interests include addiction and substance use disorders, harm reduction, and the neurobiology of addiction.

Qualifications

Master of Research in Neuroscience

Bachelor of Science in Psychology